From Cold War mission to America’s AI frontier
JOE ARNOLD Known for more than 60 years as the home of uranium enrichment, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant is being prepared for a new...
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30 Jul, 2026Data centers in Kentucky: The cooperative approach
How Kentucky’s member-owned electric cooperatives plan for large new electric loads while protecting reliability, affordability and existing consumer-members. As Kentucky attracts interest from data center developers, communities are asking...
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7 May, 2026Co-ops Vote drives rural participation ahead of primary
Ahead of the May 12 primary election in Kentucky, Secretary of State Michael Adams is again partnering with Kentucky Electric Cooperatives on Co-ops Vote. Launched in 2016, the nonpartisan initiative...
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The Kentucky Electric Cooperatives are committed to improving the quality of life in Kentucky. Our member electric cooperatives provide a high level of electrical service at the lowest possible price through a local, consumer-owned form of business. Kentucky’s electric cooperatives serve more than 1.8 million people in 117 of Kentucky’s 120 counties. In addition to providing a host of legislative, communications, and training services to Kentucky’s electric cooperatives, Kentucky Electric Cooperatives is affiliated with several organizations that serve Kentucky’s electric co-ops.
Chris Perry
CEO & President
We were honored to be invited to the historic announcement in Paducah to redevelop portions of DOE’s Paducah Site into a data center campus accompanied by new affordable energy infrastructure.
Kentucky’s electric co-ops Big Rivers Electric Corporation and Jackson Purchase Energy ...Cooperative are key partners.
The more than $100 billion privately funded investment, one of the largest in Kentucky’s history, is expected to create approximately 8,000 construction jobs and 600 permanent jobs.
2026 Warren RECC Annual Meeting Drive-Thru
It’s been a great week in Washington, D.C. for Kentucky’s 2026 Youth Leadership Council representative, Grant Seaton!
Grant, a Youth Tour delegate from Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative, spent the week at NRECA's YLC Basecamp alongside other YLC representatives from across the ...country, building on his leadership and public speaking skills.
We’re proud to have Grant representing Kentucky and can’t wait to see him put those skills to work throughout the year!
What a fun time at Warren RECC's Member Appreciation and Registration Day. Warren RECC members were invited to stop by the co-op office or Edmonson County High School to register.
🎥 Watch the video for event highlights.
Thanks to Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation for letting us share in their Member Appreciation and Registration Day. Members stopped at any Warren RECC office or Edmonson County High School to register. Participants received a bucket, LED bulbs and a complimentary snack.
Strong storms with high winds and reported tornadoes knocked out power to more than 16,500 Kentucky electric cooperative members Tuesday, affecting about two-thirds of the state's co-ops. By Wednesday evening, outages were down to fewer than 1,000 as crews made steady progress restoring ...service.
One dramatic video, captured by Becca Day, the daughter of safety and training director Randy Meredith, shows a tornado moments before it struck near her family's home. Thankfully, she and her family are safe.
Thanks to the generous donations from Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative and Inter-County Energy, Kentucky Electric Cooperatives now owns a digger truck and a bucket truck that will be used for apprenticeship programs and hands-on training workshops.
Kentucky Electric Cooperatives and the... Safety Team sincerely appreciate their support and commitment to workforce development.
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